Canadian Indian residential school system

centuries the Aboriginal peoples of Canada, comprised of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit populations, have been the victims of gross inequity relative to immigrants of European descent. After an era of colonialism left them decimated, these ‘Indians’ were then subject to explicit, often violent assimilation endorsed and enforced by the Government of Canada. State and church-run institutions profoundly damaged Aboriginal culture, perverted family and community ties, and resulted in loss of…

In particular, France helped create and adapt systems for managing fur trade, recruiting settlers, making laws, meeting for people’s religious needs, establishing peaceful relations with the First Nations they interacted with and much more. Many of these systems continue to exist today. Aside from this, the French also left their mark with the seigneurial system, which was a specific way of plotting land near waterways for ease of access. To this day,…

For certain serial killers, the type of victims they chose to kill sometimes may end up being their downfall and so careful consideration is done to diminish this threat of detection by selecting people who for the most part, “no one would miss” (CITE). The story of having a serial killer in your own hometown is usually thought of as juicy news material that any news station would kill to get their hands on and yet, John Michael Crawford gathered very little attention for the horrific deeds he…

When I ask my grandfather what nationality he identifies with, his response is always Kenyan-Goan, instead of Canadian. Yet, he chose Canada as the place to bring his family. Canada is still young compared to the rest of the world, and in this sense lacks cultural definition. Like people, places have their own distinct identities as well, and Canada’s identity is rooted in being a place for those who lack place. Which happens to be the case for my Goan ancestors, their identity is characterized…

During this era policies were issued in order to absorb the indigenous peoples in the new Canadian legal framework. Policies forced them to forget their Indian Nation, accessing education, serving in the war, obtaining jobs with enough money to sustain their families and allowing them access to buying alcohol. If they remained registered in their people, the indigenous did…

There has always been discrimination with the minority group. The essay will examine how human rights of aboriginal people were being violated Rights are equal to everyone from the day of its amendment like right to be heard, right to equality and right to education and these rights should be served equally without any discrimination of cast, creed, and colour. To practise these rights one must be educated however in Canada there were a minority group called aboriginal people they were…

Violence against Aboriginal Women in Canada The rates of violence against aboriginal women is attributed to the intersectional, systemic oppression in societal construct and deep rooted racial discrimination in Canadian society. Through analyzation of recent academic articles and sources; core relating ideologies converge on the theme that social construct, ethnic marginalization and systemic racialization are factors which attribute with the victimization of violence in aboriginal women in…

“Ms. Paulhus do we have to talk about the Indians again?” This was the common outbursts of my Social Studies 30 class during my internship this past fall. Every day I was treated to a new reason why they shouldn’t have to learn about the First Nations. To be fair this shocked me. In my university classes I have always been told that we should expect to face some resistance in teaching Treaty Education or Indigenous ways of knowing, but I was shocked and disappointed at the resistance I faced…

nation. While it may seem that reparations are impractical from the devastations of such events as the Indian residential schools, the TRC has been a timely process with the intent to restore an altered Aboriginal life and strengthen ties with…

Due to confidentiality the media cannot report all the circumstances surrounding the tragedies of the five youth who died shortly before or after aging out of the foster care system. Children are in care in order to ensure their safety and well-being, Plecas (2015) pointed out that 1000 recommendations were provided as a result of a number of inquiries. Further research is needed in order to identify if these recommendations…